Shipping in Canada can feel like solving a puzzle of zones, carriers, and costs. For small businesses, the key isn’t just finding the cheapest option but learning how to navigate Canada’s unique shipping challenges strategically. With the right approach, you can save money, delight customers, and strengthen your bottom line.
FCA Incoterms® 2020 Guide: Definition, Obligations & Risk Transfer
Incoterms FCA – Free Carrier is the most used of the 11 Incoterms 2020. According to data provided by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), FCA represents approximately 30% of foreign trade operations, followed by CIF (22%) and FOB (20%), which are the Incoterms that have traditionally been used in the recent past.
In this guide we are going to explain all you need to know about this incoterm comprehensively.
Drayage Meaning in Logistics (2025 Guide): Definition, Types & Importance
Drayage plays a crucial role in freight shipping by bridging the gap between different modes of transport. This 2025 guide explores what drayage means, its types, and why it’s essential in the logistics and supply chain industry—especially for moving containers between ports, warehouses, and rail terminals.
Dead Weight Tonnage
Deadweight is a measurement of a ship’s maximum capacity and is described as the utmost deadweight of the vessel. The estimation does not include the ship’s weight and instead considers the load of the freight on board, fuel, ballast water, fresh water, personnel, and staff food.
What It’s Like Having Visibility In Supply Chain
Many factors in logistics determine the quality of performance and reliability of this industry. The fact is that whoever is waiting for cargo to reach the final destination has many concerns about their goods. No matter if you own the cargo or you are just managing them. You need to know exactly where your cargo is and what was the last status of your shipments.
Vancouver Port Container Tracking
Vancouver port container tracking seems to be a challenge for many people in logistics. These problems got to the next level after COVID 19, as we all saw its effects on the whole supply chain. Anyway, you may still have problems tracking your shipments in Vancouver port, but the good news is that Visiwise has the solution!
Sea Freight Tracking
Every container owner, importer, exporter or freight forwarder needs to track their sea freight shipment. Tracking shipments help the logistics manager to know about the prior status of the containers, the exact location on the ocean, and the estimated time of departure and arrival (ETD and ETA). Sea freight shipment tracking is time-consuming for every importer, exporter, freight forwarder and container owner.
Port of Discharge and Port of Loading
This is a typical misunderstanding among traders regarding the distinction between the port of delivery and the port of discharge. Is there a distinction between the port of discharge and the delivery location? Is the location of delivery the same as the port of discharge?
What Is a Freight Charge?
When you transport your goods from one country to another, there is a fee you should pay for the whole transportation process. This is called Freight Charge or freight rate. So the shipper pays the money to the carrier. This fee changes for each shipment and depends on many different factors.
MSC Tracking in Canada
If you ship your goods by MSC containers, you certainly have some concerns about your cargo, as you should. You don’t know the ETA and the last status of your shipments, which can be a problem.
About Matson Freight
With its corporate headquarters in Honolulu, Hawaii, Matson, Inc. is a U.S.-based provider of transport services. The ticker for the corporation is “MATX” on the New York Stock Exchange.
Different Types of Marine Insurance and Insurance Policies
The subject of Marine Insurance is vast and encompassing; that is why there is a long list of different types…